Now, despite being sanctioned by the court, O’Neill will be keeping her teaching certificate and returning to teaching.  In a settlement with Florida’s state education department, O’Neill will serve two years of probation, pay $500, and receive a letter of reprimand.  In exchange, O’Neill will be able to return to the classroom, but will be prohibited from working with students with communication disorders.

The Superintendent of the district has stated that O’Neill will not be returning to Venice Elementary School.

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The man, 34-year old Zaheer Ali, followed and attacked his estranged wife after noticing that she had accepted an ex-boyfriend as a friend on the social networking site Facebook.  Ali went to their daughter’s school, Banyan Creek Elementary in Delray Beach, when his wife was supposed to be picking the girl up from school.  After Ali confronted his wife, the two argued until he began to punch her and twist her arm trying to grab her car keys.

Prior to the incident, a judge had issued a restraining order against Ali to prevent him from contact with his estranged wife.

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On July 19th, a warrant was issued for Cruz’s arrest after the Broward County State Attorney’s office formally charged him with grand theft for stealing over $40,000 from Pride South Florida.  When the amount of money stolen is between $20,000 and $100,000 charges are set as second degree and are punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

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On Tuesday, a 46-year old man was mowing the lawn outside the It’s a Small World Learning Center when a man approached him, demanding he give him his gold chain necklace, before shooting him several times.  The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and reported to be in stable condition.  Police are searching the area for the man.

In the prior incident, 39-year old Juan Garcia was fixing his truck when a man rode up on a bicycle and grabbed his gold chain necklace.  Garcia was also shot several times but is reported to be in good condition.

Police arrested 22-year old Earl Roberson believing he was involved in at least three robberies, two of which involved snatching gold chains.

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Andrew Wright was recognized on surveillance video for wearing a pinstripe suit and matching fedora that his friend Michael Jeczalik owned.  Jeczalik’s parents saw the video on the internet and remembered seeing Wright walk out of their house in Jeczalik’s suit.  They put the pieces together after remembering seeing the two boys writing what looked like a bank robbery note just hours before the incident was reported.

Both Wright and Jeczalik were arrested and charged with bank robbery.

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Police reports say that Hinds was driving his 1998 Ford Mustang when he first hit a Chevrolet Malibu and fled onto Yamato Road.  The driver of the Malibu followed him and in his attempts to flee Hinds rear-ended a 1994 Toyota Celica driven by Linda Gandav.  Gandav suffered bleeding on the brain after the accident.  Hinds was taken to West Boca Medical Center for minor face injuries where police officials say he showed signs of being drunk.

Blood test results revealed Hind’s blood alcohol content to be at .172 and .173 after the accident.  The legal limit for BAC in Florida is .08.

After the accident, Hinds stated, “It was road rage.  I was being chased by somebody else … The next thing I know I ran into this lady taking a turn … I’m sorry. That’s all I can say.   It wasn’t done intentionally”.

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According to police officials, three Wendy’s employees were leaving when two armed men dressed in dark clothing and masks approached them.  The employees said the men then stole their wallets and phones and made them go back inside the restaurant.  The men ordered the employees to open the safe but became impatient and pulled on the safe’s handle, setting off an alarm.

The men escaped in a silver or gray SUV.

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Lt. Ron Wright stated, “You catch more drunk drivers when you’re looking for them, but this is more effective for education.  We want to remind people not to drink and drive”.

The Florida Highway Patrol also announced plans to step up statewide traffic enforcement with focus on driving under the influence and speeding.

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Adam Flemming was suspected of the burglary but wasn’t able to be arrested until DNA evidence was secured.  Flemming left blood in four different locations in the house he burgled.   The evidence was sent to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office forensic unit for DNA analysis.   It wasn’t until June 6th that the Boca Raton police heard confirmation that the DNA evidence matched their suspect.

Boca Raton police officer Sandra Boonenberg stated, “They’ve become more careful with all the CSI shows and stuff like that. Sometimes we get lucky”.

Flemming was arrested on charges of grant theft and burglary to an unoccupied dwelling.

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19-year old Robert Alvarez of Greenacres, Florida was the driver of the green Jeep pulled over by Officer Shannon Wendlick on June 8th.  Officials said that as Wendlick approached the Jeep, Alvarez began to back up the vehicle and forcing the officer to move out of the way.  A second suspect, 17-year old Ramon Rosario, then exited the vehicle with a gun and pointed it at Wendlick, who then shot Rosario three times in self-defense.

Rosario and another accomplice, Angel Machado, were arrested before Alvarez.  Rosario had bail set at $310,000 last week.  A Palm Beach County judge ordered Alvarez to be held on charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and conspiracy to commit armed robbery without bail.

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